while; during; while; although; all; both
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
opinion; intention; thought
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
public holiday; celebration (of)
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
to bring to naught; to bring to nought; to abuse (esp. another's kindness); to empty; to clear
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
government; administration
Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
right (to do something); authority; power
possession; ownership; Tibet; Tibetan people
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen